- Promotes McDonalds Happy Meals in France just months after Mary-Kate sought treatment for an eating disorder. (September 2004)
- A Got Milk? photo advertisement featuring the Olsen twins is being pulled following the revelation that Mary-Kate Olsen is being treated for an eating disorder. (July 8, 2004)
- Cancels a trip to Australia for a premiere of NEW YORK MINUTE to be with ailing Mary-Kate. (June 25, 2004)
- Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen want to be recognized as individuals and asked Walk Of Fame chiefs to give them solo stars on the famous pathway, but their pleas were ignored by Hollywood bosses. (June 5, 2004)
- Ashley and her twin sister Mary-Kate are the first twins ever to receive a Hollywood sidewalk star. They received the star on April 29, 2004.
- Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen have filed a lawsuit against leading computer game producer Acclaim Entertainment, which has allegedly breached contractual agreements. (April 26, 2004)
- Nickname: Ash
- Favorite city: Paris
- Favorite subject: Math
- She and her sister first started their acting career in 1987 when they were just two years old in the hit T.V sitcom Full House, where they both shared the part of Michelle Tanner.
- They both made their big screen debut in 1995 in the movie It Takes Two.
- They both returned to T.V in their show Two of a Kind.
- Is 2 mins older and and 2 inches taller than Mary-Kate
- At age 6, she and Mary-Kate became the youngest producers in history.
- During the earlier seasons of Full House, the producers did not want it known that Michelle was played by twins, so Mary-Kate and Ashley were credited as Mary Kate Ashley Olsen.
- Enjoys playing golf.
- Enjoys shopping, going to the movies, listening to 'N sync, cheerleading and Tae Bo with her sister.
- Has a bi-monthly magazine called Mary-Kate and Ashley Magazine
- Has a line of clothing with sister Mary-Kate that is sold at Wal-Mart
- Hobbies include dancing and tennis.
- In 1993 she and Mary-Kate were supposed to play young Eves (Teena and Cindy) on The X Files, but were eventually replaced by the Krievins twins from the nearby of Vancouver. The reason were very strict child labor laws.
- In real life she and Mary-Kate are very close to John Stamos, who played their uncle Jesse on Full House (1987/I).
- On their 17th birthday (June 13, 2003), the U.S.'s Cable News Network (CNN) announced not only their birthday but the twins' total financial worth -- $150,000,000 for EACH. The same news source predicted the twins may be billionaires by the time they're 21.
- Ranked #61 in FHM's '100 Sexiest Women' poll of 2003
- She and her sister became the youngest self-made millionaires in American history before they were 10 years old.
- She and Mary-Kate both had to wear fake teeth during the later years of Full House because their teeth began to look different.
- When she was young, she and Mary-Kate used to call their Full House co-stars by their characters names so they wouldn't mess them up during taping.
Quotes- "I am very down to earth and practical I tend to dress sophisticted but conservative."
- "I am terrible at telling jokes."
- About Mary-Kate: "She's always there for me when I need her; She's my best friend; she's just my everything."
- "Lizzie plays club volleball and Trent is an amazing writer. We're lucky our parents didn't stereotype us, so we could figure out who we are for ourselves."
- "Since we were 9 years old we've been seeing ourselves everywhere. We're so used to it, it doesn't really affect us. - on her world-wide fame alongside her sister Mary-Kate."
- "Some twins feel like they need to compare themselves to each other, but we're not that way. That's because of my parents, though, and having six kids in the family."
- "We've stayed really normal and down to Earth I think, and haven't let the success thing go to our head."
Awards- DVD Exclusive Awards: Franchise Performers Award (2003) - shared with Mary-Kate Olsen
- Young Artist Awards: Best Youth Actress in a TV Mini-Series, M.O.W. or Special, DOUBLE, DOUBLE, TOIL AND TROUBLE (1994)
- Young Artist Awards: Exceptional Performance by a Young Actress Under Ten, Full House (1992)
- Young Artist Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Actress Under Nine Years of Age, Full House (1990)
- Young Artist Awards: Best Young Actor/Actress - Under Five Years of Age, Full House (1989)
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